Borana Proverbs with English Translation Part 3

The speech of the Borana is the Oromo language closely related to the speech of two other Oromo groups, the Arsi, and the Guji. These three closely related forms of the Oromo language family are classified together as one language under the name Borana-Arsi-Guji Oromo. Since the speech of these three peoples is mutually-intelligible, the speech of these three peoples is officially classified as dialects of the one language under their individual names.

In Ethiopia, the speech of these people along with the separate languages of other Oromo peoples is often commonly called simply Oromo. The Oromo languages are members of the Eastern Cushite family of the Afro-Asiatic languages. In Kenya, the language is usually called Borana.

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